mvf-m11c
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- Jun 28, 2009
I love the Embassy Suites chain too. My friend is allowing me to use her friends and family discount for the DoubleTree which makes it less expensive, even with parking, than the ES but you're right, ES are beautiful properties and I love their free hot breakfast. They also do a free cocktail/happy hour.
So no ART? Parking is $17 a day at the DLR and I'll already be paying $15 at the DoubleTree. Parking is a scam.
Have you stayed at the BWPPI? I have seen it many times and it's so close. I have a thing about low ceilings though and BW's always seem to have low ceilings.I know it sounds so silly.
We will have our car as we'll be coming from Vegas for soccer. That's a good idea to look for a shuttle service. The DoubleTree's site says shuttle service but someone mentioned that was discontinued and they know use ART.
It helps so much, thank you!!!And I agree about Splash.
I see. That makes sense to have a friend use their discount. ES are very nice places to stay and your right about the hot free breakfast and the happy hour which is nice as well.
You can still use the ART but I have terrible experience with the ART where it took 30 minutes to wait for the ART to pick us up from our hotel and from the loading zone at the DLR. There is also the stops on the way which can take some time. On average on a route for the ART buses to stop at the different hotels are at least 3+. Parking is expensive at the DLR as well as other hotels that are charging. This is where having the Premium AP would come in handy for those kind of situations unless you are willing to add $159 for your DAP. I would say that it isn't worth it to buy the parking for the DAP which it makes sense to put it into the Premium AP. No kidding that parking is a scam especially for the big hotels like Marriott, Hilton, etc.
I have stayed at BWPPI a lot. But I haven't stayed their lately since the hotel fees are higher than BW Anaheim Inn which is a few buildings down from BWPPI. BWPPI is the closest hotel to the DLR which isn't a non-Disney hotel. The ceilings at the BW hotels are not that high and sometimes they can be noisy with the other guests but I mostly use those hotels as my place to stay since they are close to the DLR and I have a BW Rewards membership which I did save on hotel rooms.
That should be fun to go to Vegas for the soccer tournament and than drive down to SoCal. It makes sense to find a hotel that has it's own shuttle service. The other hotels around the DLR that I know that have a shuttle service without ART is Candy Cane Inn, Sheraton Anaheim Inn, ES South, & Wyndham Hotel Anaheim.
Your welcome.
The only AP that will let you get free parking is the Premium & Premier AP. The other AP from the SoCal Select, SoCal and Deluxe don't come with it. You can get the parking with those AP by paying $159 more to add the parking. This is only for the Theme Park parking at the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure, Pumbaa Parking Lot and Toy Story Parking Lot. This does not include the DTD parking or hotel parking.
I am borrowed to the hilt and then some. I booked one night in a studio for July and if I can get October, I'll dump July and use it for that. Not sure how to work out the rest but I am mulling over options.
In a nutshell. I think I my spill the beans for Gabby's 18th or Michael's 49th. I can't decide but I do know it has to have a gift attached to it. 
It only leads to things he doesn't want to know about. LOL!!!! His bday is after but it seems like the perfect 49th bday gift!!!!! Maybe too extravagent for an 18th. He loves Mexico and wants to cruise so it just makes sense. 
The good news is our APs are good for every day in October. 
We'll work it out and if we have to stay off property, it'll still be amazing! 
We can't stay there in March either. Or July. I booked one night with the 26 I had left to borrow which was dumb but now it;'s done and I did it by borrowing so I can't cancel. 
Total user error. 
You're correct the ES South. Love the free breakfast and evening cocktail/app hours. 
